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- Corridor Of Doubt (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 17, 2005)
A poor shadow of its former self, the Congress needs troublesome crutches to remain in power at the Centre. It has, consequently, done much loud thinking about reviving itself in UP
- An Untenable Theory (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Feb 14, 2005)
PROFESSOR Emeritus of the London School of Economics, Lord Meghnad Desai, has returned to his old theme. He has again called upon the Congress and the BJP to form a coalition because he believes that this unusual combination is the only way in which the I
- Can The King Save The Monarchy? (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Feb 13, 2005)
It’s an old palace ploy, they say. By pitting noble notions of democracy against the crime of insurgency, Nepal’s King Gyanendra is simply flexing the muscles of his own sovereignty.
- Warning For Relegation (Tribune, Bhup Singh, Feb 12, 2005)
CHINESE had launched their massive attacks across the McMohan line in NEFA on October 20, 1962. Prime Minister Nehru, his government and the nation at large were shocked beyond belief at the great betrayal by a friendly country.
- Dismissal Of Democracy In Goa (Hindu, Era Sezhiyan, Feb 12, 2005)
Unless the Governor and the Speaker function justly within the powers assigned to them and cooperate with each other, it is difficult to work out successfully the legislative system.
- Larger Than All The Rest (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Feb 12, 2005)
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation often seems to have no more to offer than poverty and politics. But the abrupt cancellation of last weekend’s summit — not directly India’s doing, but the inevitable outcome of Manmohan Singh’s refusal
- India, As Seen By Maoists (Associated Press, B. Raman , Feb 12, 2005)
As Nepal goes through a serious political crisis in the wake of the coup staged on February 1 by King Gyanendra with the backing of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA), which is increasingly
- Farm Policy — A Twisted Tale (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Feb 09, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA), as the National Common Minimum Programme states categorically, stands for economic reforms with a human face, whatever it means.
- Why We Are A Poor Rich Country (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Feb 08, 2005)
Often when reflecting upon India’s poverty and the needlessness of it, I remember a story the late Rangarajan Kumaramangalam liked to tell.
- Running India Into The Ground (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Feb 08, 2005)
Some years ago, the UN and/or the World Bank told us that we had an environment problem, on the assumption that we did not know. We promptly did what we do best.
- Stars Of India: The Bling-Bling In The Crown (Washington Post, John Lancaster, Feb 06, 2005)
They wear silk saris, well-cut Nehru jackets and incandescent smiles. They are practiced in the art of air-kissing and social banter.
- Consensus That Merits An Accolade (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Feb 06, 2005)
After many a winter there has taken place in the realm of foreign policy making in New Delhi something that merits an accolade.
- The Pin Code In Northeast (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Feb 05, 2005)
Operation Pin Code, as reported in The Pioneer (January 15), would be much easier for Pakistan to accomplish than either Operation Topac or Al Badr.
- Not That Simple (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Feb 05, 2005)
The search for a viable national alternative to the Congress goes back more than fifty years, to the first general elections of 1952.
- Pakistan: What Lies Ahead? (Tribune, Stephen Philip Cohen, Feb 05, 2005)
Twenty years ago Pakistan was spoken of as the next major middle income country. Recently it was thought to be on the verge of collapse or rogue status, although there are signs that the downward trend in some areas is halted
- Consensus In Democracy (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Feb 04, 2005)
Answering questions in the Lok Sabha on the External Affairs Minister’s reported observations in Seoul, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently affirmed his government’s commitment to “continuity and consensus in foreign and defence policies”.
- Illegal Takeover (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 04, 2005)
Political seismologists at the Centre are doubtless hailing the Goa quake. But all right-thinking citizens are prompted to ask whether the Congress's contempt for democratic norms-of which assaults on federalism is only one avatar-has any limits.
- India And The King (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 03, 2005)
India's Nepal policy just collapsed. Indian policy-makers now need to introspect because Nepal is vital to India's security interests. Nepal should have been a test case for India's ability to cultivate good relations with its neighbours
- Many A Slip (Tribune, Ashwini Bhatnagar, Feb 03, 2005)
Elections come and go, but the memory of a few lingers on. It was the summer of 1990 and the second phase of the Lok Sabha poll was conducted after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.
- Let The Party Begin (Hindu, Harish Khare , Feb 02, 2005)
If the Congress leadership undertakes the task of organisational renewal, it could begin the larger process of reform of the entire party system.
- Not Too Late To Seize The Day (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Jan 31, 2005)
Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) have come to Delhi armed with the widest possible support of their people to negotiate a permanent settlement of the Naga issue.
- Failure To Ensure Democracy And Regional Harmony ... (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Jan 30, 2005)
AS the Government of India has reopened the issue of greater autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir state, it would be worthwhile to ponder over the reasons due to which it could not be maintained.
- A Singh For All Seasons (Times of India, DILEEP PADGAONKAR, Jan 29, 2005)
For more than twenty years, Vijay Singh, a journalist, author and film-maker based in Paris, has moulded French perceptions about India through articles in leading left-wing newspapers
- Regional Harmony Lacking (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Jan 29, 2005)
As the government of India has reopened the issue of greater autonomy for J&K state, it would be worthwhile to ponder over the reasons due to which it could not be maintained.
- Kathmandu Under Siege (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Jan 28, 2005)
If the extremist violence continues in Nepal and economic development remains on the back-seat, India may be faced with a situation of growing Maoist violence in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, coupled with a large influx of Nepalese nationals.
- Divided By Diversity (Indian Express, Balraj Puri, Jan 28, 2005)
Among the internal causes that contributed to or accentuated the problems the state of Jammu and Kashmir is faced with, most were inherent in its over centralised unitary form of Constitution which has in-built provisions for tensions
- Social Justice Lost In Translation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 27, 2005)
With barely a week left for the Bihar assembly elections, the carnival showcasing every political trick or treat is inching towards its denouement.
- Spreading Maoist Menace (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jan 27, 2005)
Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Rajasekara Reddy seem to be afflicted by the same malady.
- We, The People Of India... (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jan 26, 2005)
There is a case to be made for Republic Day carrying at least as much reverence and mystique as Independence Day. It would be foolish to underestimate the importance
- The Other Pervez From Pakistan (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2005)
It's easy to forget that Karachi-born Pervez Hoodbhoy (54) is a nuclear physicist when he hops around the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research auditorium switching off bulbs to screen his documentary Crossing the Lines-Kashmir
- Kathmandu Under Siege (Telegraph, G Parthasarathy, Jan 26, 2005)
Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y.S. Rajasekara Reddy seem to be afflicted by the same malady. In early December 2004 Mr Deuba announced at the World Buddhist Summit at Lord Buddha’s birthplace
- The Republic And The World (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 25, 2005)
As the nation celebrates the 55th anniversary of the Republic, the external environment has never been as favourable to independent India as it is today. Yet the nation’s foreign policy discourse is troubled by tentativeness.
- India Resists Tsunami Aid, Reveals New Identity (Boston Globe, Mannika Chopra, Jan 24, 2005)
Sitting in his dark one-room cottage, Ganesh was adamant in voicing support for India's refusal to accept tsunami relief directly from foreign governments.
- Lal Bahadur Shastri: A Unique Story Not Yet Fully Told (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jan 23, 2005)
Without any loss of time — and also without fanfare — the committee appointed to oversee the celebrations of Lal Bahadur Shastri's centenary, headed by the Prime Minister
- Inevitable Triangle (Pioneer, MG Kapahy, Jan 23, 2005)
I agree with the editorial, "Sindh against" (January 5), that the petition in the Supreme Court for replacing the word Sind in our national anthem with Kashmir is both trivial and ludicrous.
- Glimpse Of Possibility (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Jan 23, 2005)
Shama Futehally and I spoke of many things in the years we knew each other, but I don’t recall any conversation about E.M. Forster. Yet now, after her death, when I search for words
- Old Habits Die Hard (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Jan 22, 2005)
One day in the nineteen seventies, Leonid Brezhnev was in a town on Lake Baikal, attending a Politburo meeting.
- The Need For Common Minimum Conduct (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Jan 22, 2005)
A leader must adhere to codes of conduct and behaviour. Winning votes through immoral means strikes a body blow to democracy. The tragedy is that today a Palkhivala would probably never be able to win elections. Excerpts from the Nani Palkhivala Memorial
- Hegemony, Uninterrupted (Indian Express, Kancha Ilaiah, Jan 21, 2005)
As India heads for another parliamentary election it may be useful to look at the politics of caste. The last six years of the BJP’s rule have seen the forces of Hindutva consolidating their control over institutions of Hindu spiritualism, business and ed
- Out Of Jurisdiction, Again (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 21, 2005)
In yet another act completely out of jurisdiction, the Election Commission has undertaken to examine whether the release and use of the Justice U.C. Banerjee interim report on Godhra amount to a violation of the model code of conduct.
- A Reassessment Of Netaji Bose (Deccan Herald, ANIRUDHA DASGUPTA, Jan 21, 2005)
A big change has come about in the attitude of political parties towards Netaji Subhas Bose and the role he played in the nationalist movement. It was not many years ago that the Congress as the ruling party at the Centre fought shy in giving
- Lure Of Luxury (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jan 19, 2005)
A real estate promotional write-up in a newspaper inviting people to “live in luxury” came as a revelation. Conspicuous consumption in his country saddened the American economist Thorstein Veblen, who coined the phrase a hundred years ago.
- Sonia And Her Cow Dust Hour (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jan 18, 2005)
Last week Sonia Gandhi set off on a kisan yatra. Rural India is so distant from our genteel, middle-class lives that Sonia appears to have felt the need to dress the part. Perfect grooming and elegant silk saris were
- India Struggles To Carve Out New U.N. Role (Toronto Star, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2005)
India's self-reliance in the tsunami disaster has shown the new face of an emerging regional power that wants to punch its weight in the United Nations — with help from Canada — says Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Don’T Send The Nagas Away Empty-Handed (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Jan 17, 2005)
On February 2, we are likely to witness the beginning of a substantive and sustained dialogue for peace with the Nagas.
- Show Them The Money (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 15, 2005)
India is among a handful of democracies that believe in total consensus and continuity in foreign policy which rarely dominates our electoral rhetoric.
- Larger Than Us (Indian Express, Harsh A. Desai, Jan 15, 2005)
Every day when I go to work, I sit in Jinnah’s chair. It’s made of solid brown leather. Solid, much used, very comfortable. The leather is a bit worn out and cracked but you could never guess its age.
- Censoring The Spirit Of Gandhi (Indian Express, Mahesh Bhatt, Jan 13, 2005)
I had a feeling of deja vu when I stood up to address a room full of journalists the other day at the Press Club in Mumbai. I was there to speak on behalf of filmmaker Vijay Ghatge regarding his film Shobha Yatra, which had run into some trouble with the
- Post Tsunami, India Inclusive (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jan 12, 2005)
As tribes in the Andamans come in contact with organised economy, the forest area needed to ‘sustain’ them may decline
- Fundamentalism, American Style (Hindu, HAROLD A. GOULD, Jan 12, 2005)
America appears to be on the brink of descending into `authoritarianism by acclamation.'
- Troubled Waters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2005)
IT is unfortunate that the India-Pakistan talks on resolving the Baglihar dam issue has broken down. This has happened at a time when the two countries have been
- The Rani’S Domain (Indian Express, Noel Lobo, Jan 11, 2005)
Car Nicobar has sadly been in the news in this period of mourning, specially the Air Force base there. And what of the Rani of Nancowrie? Is she safe?
- Courage And The Courts (Indian Express, ANIL B. DIVAN, Jan 09, 2005)
The Bar and Bench at Bombay are celebrating this week the 125th year of the completion of the magnificent building housing the high court. It is with a sense of pride that every child of the Bombay Bar must recall some
- Two Cheers For Ganguly (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Jan 08, 2005)
Bengalis have long felt a sense of victimhood, of somehow being denied or deprived by the rest of India.
- Running India Into The Ground (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jan 07, 2005)
Some years ago, the UN and/or the World Bank told us that we had an environment problem, on the assumption that we did not know. We promptly did what we do best.
- Running India Into The Ground (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jan 07, 2005)
Some years ago, the UN and/or the World Bank told us that we had an environment problem, on the assumption that we did not know. We promptly did what we do best.
- The Legacy Of Narasimha Rao (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jan 07, 2005)
When P V Narasimha Rao, the former Prime Minister of India, died I was in the US working on my post-doctoral fellowship project.
- The President's New Year Speech (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jan 07, 2005)
The President's New Year speech to Parliament is the Government's manifesto for the incoming year — by which it must be judged.
- Needed, A Strategy (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Jan 07, 2005)
Apropos KPS Gill's article, "What is India's grand strategy?" (The Pioneer, December 11), India's "grand strategy" should begin with its national aspirations. Since the country has no desire to conquer alien territory, its foreign policy would be essentia
- Public Institutions (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 06, 2005)
Although it is widely if not universally endorsed and admired, democracy as a political system is still on trial in many parts of the world.
- Growth Pangs (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 06, 2005)
If India were political Utopia, Lord Meghnad Desai's recipe for accelerated growth-the BJP and the Congress joining hands to form a 'grand coalition'-may have clicked.
- Agent Of Change (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Jan 05, 2005)
P.V. Narasimha Rao’s manner of leaving had all the hallmarks of his long, tempestuous political life. He left on the eve of the 80th birthday of the man he called his life-long friend and adversary
- Rao, The Prophet Of Boom (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Jan 04, 2005)
The ups and downs in former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao's political career reminds us of an age-old truth - that destiny plays a crucial role in the lives of individuals and nations.
- Winner All The Way (Telegraph, Amitabh Mattoo, Jan 04, 2005)
India’s foreign policy and strategic community has never been short of talent. But there are few, in recent years
- Legitimising Discrimination (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Jan 04, 2005)
While piloting the Minority Educational Institutions Bill in the Rajya Sabha on December 21, the Union Human Resources Development Minister, Mr Arjun Singh, is reported to have observed that the NDA Government had
- Allied Assault (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 04, 2005)
The Congress made its bed with Bihar's ruling RJD. But it has difficulty lying on it each time seat-sharing becomes a prestige issue.
- Relief Funds: Safeguards Must Against Misuse (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 03, 2005)
In the wake of calamities, any number of public-spirited institutions, voluntary organisations and citizens' groups spring into action to collect money and relief items.
- Rao’S Moment In Indian Politics (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 03, 2005)
The death of P.V. Narasimha Rao is an occasion to evaluate the dichotomous relationship that exists between politics and governance in India.
- A Happening Year (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jan 01, 2005)
I wish my readers Merry Xmas and a happy 2005 with many Xmasses and new years to come. In my little family, we need no excuses to celebrate.
- The Conquest Of Power (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Dec 31, 2004)
There are moments in contemporary affairs which are imbued with too much history. When Sonia Gandhi declined to be the prime minister of India she created such a moment.
- Zero As Hero (Indian Express, K. DURGA PRASAD , Dec 31, 2004)
India's significant contribution to the world of mathematics is zero. And zero’s gift to the English-speaking world is shorthand. Yes, Sir Issac Pitman devised shorthand by cracking the zero.
- 2004: In Transit (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 31, 2004)
The more things change, the more they don't remain the same. That is the anti-climactic moral of 2004, whose end makes its beginning unrecognisable.
- In The Name Of Allah (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 31, 2004)
Sir, my secular answer to the honourable member is that where it is in the hands of Allah, we turn to Allah, where it is in the hands of man, we turn to man."
- Nagapattinam Burns Its Dead (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Dec 30, 2004)
Cormorants hovered overhead and the stench of death hung in the air, as Armymen and hundreds of volunteers dug out hundreds of bodies from under ....
- And The Houses All Fell Down (Indian Express, WAJAHAT HABIBULLAH, Dec 30, 2004)
In October ’04, I called on Narasimha Rao of an evening. We met at his home on Delhi’s Motilal Nehru Marg and I was struck by the fragility of his appearance but equally by the clarity of mind.
- How Rao Broke The Ice In J&k (Indian Express, WAJAHAT HABIBULLAH, Dec 30, 2004)
In October ’04, I called on Narasimha Rao of an evening. We met at his home on Delhi’s Motilal Nehru Marg and I was struck by the fragility of his appearance but equally by the clarity of mind.
- Jinnah In Memory (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Dec 30, 2004)
Qaid-e-Azam Jinnah, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru will always be remembered, though for different reasons. Jinnah is the only leader who single-handedly created a new country for Muslims.
- Kashmir Conference In Kathmandu (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 30, 2004)
Sir, my secular answer to the honourable member is that where it is in the hands of Allah, we turn to Allah, where it is in the hands of man, we turn to man."
- The Making Of The Bomb (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 29, 2004)
LIKE some other stray remarks that can sometimes be more crucial than formal policy pronouncements at august forums, former Prime Minister and most respected BJP leader, Atal Behari Vajpayee’s sudden disclosure
- Beyond Politics (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 29, 2004)
The very first words that were spoken by Manmohan Singh when he arrived at his South Block office
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